Safety razor



Nov. 20, 1945. G. E. TRAYNHAM SAFETY RAZOR Filed Nov. 2l, 1944 gnu i;

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Patented Nov. i 20, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT .orrlcE SAFETY RAzoRGeorge E, 'Traynham, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Application November 21, 1 944,serial No. 564,519V

4 Claims. ,('CL 30-41l The device forming the ,subject matter of thisapplication is a safety razor vcomprising ,a `receptacle for lather. Oneobject o f the rinvention is to reinforce the receptacle across its openend or mouth, and to use a guard for that purpose, the guard being somounted on the receptacle that .the guard may be Aopened to facilitate acleaning of the receptacle.

Another object of the invention is so to construct the guard andassociated parts that lather will nd its way readily into thereceptacle-` A further object of the invention is so to connect theguard with the receptacle that a proper registration and vcooperationbetween associated parts will .be afforded.

`A mechanic who abides .by what is yclaimed may make such changes-as hisskill may direct, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 shows, in longitudinal section, a safety razor embodying theinvention, parts remaining in elevation.

Figure 2 is a transverse section.

Figure 3 is a top plan of guard and parts below it.

The safety razor forming the subject matter of this applicationcomprises an elongated tubular handle I, wherein is journaled a shaft 2.A turning button 3 is secured to the lower end of the shaft 2. At itsupper end the shaft 2 carries a fixed, upwardly tapered head 4. The head4 and the turning button 3 cooperate with opposite ends of the handle I,to hold the shaft 2 in place for rotation, but against longitudinalmovement. The head 4 is supplied, in its upper end, with an axialthreaded bore 5.

The letter R marks a horizontally elongated lather receptacle. Thelather1 receptacle R comprises a bottom 6, side walls 3, and end Walls9, the side walls and the end walls converging downwardly toward thehandle I. of the receptacle R is secured to the handle i, a little waybelow the upper end of the handle. rihe wear imposed by the head 4,therefore, comes on the end of the handle I and not on the bottom 6 ofthe receptacle.

At the present time, owing to war conditions, no iine lines, of course,as to structural material are possible. It is necessary to use whatevermaterials may be available. Therefore, the open top lather receptacle Rmay be made of such material that the bottom 6 may not be well adaptedto withstand wear imposed by the head The bottom 6 v 4. lIn the presentinvention, the head 4 .does not engage the bottom 6 vof the receptacleR.

A guard IB is superposed on the receptacleR.

A hinge Il connects one end of the guard Ill with one end wall 9 of thereceptacle R, for open.-

ing and .closing movement.

In the .opposite end of the guard ID there isa notch I4, adapted toreceive a resilient latchI2, connected to the corresponding end wall 3of the receptacle R, the construction being such that lthe guard Ill maybe held releasa-bly in closed position with respect to the receptacle.

Near its longitudinal `edges the guard i8 is provided with elongatedslots I5, disposed .directly above the side walls 8 of the receptacle Rand close to the edges thereof. The guard I0 is Supplied with spacedholes I, and withan inter.- mediate kopening.; Il. A blade 18 isfmounted ,on the guard lll. y I

The numeral` I9 designates a transversely curved cap, providedintermediate its ends with a depending stud 20, extended through theintermediate opening I'I of the guard l0, and received in the threadedbore 5 of the head 4 of the shaft 2, a releasable threaded connectionbetween the stud and the shaft thus being afforded. The cap is suppliedwith short, depending fingers 2I, engaged in the holes I6 of the guardI3.

The hinge I I constitutes means whereby, when the guard IIl is closed,the opening I1 in the guard will be alined with the axis of the shaft 2,to admit the stud 20 and permit the threaded connection between the studand the head 4 of the shaft 2 to function. The slots I5 of the guard I0,moreover, are positioned properly with respect to the receptacle R andto the side walls 8 thereof.

The releasable latch connection formed by the part I2 and the notch I4position the guard I0 properly with respect to the receptacle R, shouldthe hinge connection II become slightly loose.

It has been alleged hereinbefore that the receptacle R need not be madeof strong material, and that necessity may compel the use of a ma-lterial which, otherwise, would not be employed. The receptacle R may beformed of such material that it needs reinforcement across its open top.The hingedly mounted and latch-held guard IIl enables the guard I0 toform the necessary reinforcement for the receptacle R across its upperend or mouth.

It will be observed that the end walls 9 of the receptacle R are higherthan the side walls 8 thereof, to define lather-admission openings 22below the longitudinal edges of the guard I0.

The utility of the device will be apparent from a casual inspection ofthe Figure 2. Lather collected on either longitudinal, outer edge of theguard I0, will enter the receptacle R by way of the openings 22. Latherwhich passes underneath the blade I8 will nd its way into the receptacleR by way of the slots I in the guard l0.

The lather is collected in the receptacle R with obviously desirableresults.' The guard I 0 may be opened on its hinge II to facilitate acleaning out of the receptacle. When the guard I0 is in closed positiondepicted in Figure 1, the receptacle R is reinforced along its upper endor mouth.

What is claimed:

1. A safety razor comprising a tubular handle, a lather receptaclemounted on the upper end of the handle, a shaft journaled in the handle,a

guard superposed on the receptacle and having an intermediate opening,the guard being provided near one of its longitudinal edges with anelongated slot disposed directly above the receptacle and close to oneedge thereof, a cap superposed on the guard, a depending stud carried bythe cap and extended through the opening, a releasable threadedconnection between the stud and the shaft, and a hinge uniting one endof the guard with one end of the receptacle, the hinge constitutingmeans whereby, when the guard is closed, the opening will be alined withthe axis of the shaft to admit the stud and permit the threadedconnection to function, and whereby the slot will be disposed in theposition stated.

2. The safety razor of claim 1, in combination with a releasable latchconnection between the opposite end of the guard and the correspondingend of the receptacle, to position the opening and the slot as specifiedin claim 1, should the hinge wear loose, the guard forming a reenforcingconnection extended across the upper end of the receptacle.

3. A safety razor comprising a tubular handle, a lather receptaclemounted on the upper end of the handle and comprising side walls and endwalls, a guard superposed on the receptacle and having an intermediateopening, the guard being provided near each of its longitudinal edgeswith an elongated slot disposed directly above the receptacle and closeto one edge thereof, a cap superposed on the guard, a depending studcarried by the cap and extended through the opening, a releasablethreaded connection between the stud and the shaft, and a hinge unitingone end of the guard with one end of the receptacle, the hingeconstituting means whereby, when the guard is closed, the opening willbe alined with the axis of the shaft, to admit the stud and permit thethreaded connection to function, and whereby the slots will be disposedin the positions stated, the end walls of the receptacle being higherthan the side walls thereof, to define lather-admission openings belowthe longitudinal edges of the guard.

4. A safety razor comprising a handle, an opentopped lather receptaclesecured to the upper portion of the handle and made of such materialthat the receptacle needs reenforcement across its open top, a guardhinged to one end of the receptacle, whereby the guard may be opened tofacilitate a cleaning of the receptacle, a releasable latch connectionbetween the guard and the opposite end of the receptacle, whereby theguard will form the aforesaid reenforcernent, a cap superposed on theguard, and means for moving the cap to blade-gripping relation withrespect to the guard.

GEORGE E. TRAYNHAM.

